Always something...

This needs to be short, as there are always things that need to be done. It is safe to say that growing up my family always suggested that if I would only apply myself, the sky would be the limit or some general cliche to that end. I always knew it was true and have struggled with it my whole life. Some call it procrastination, some call it laziness, but whatever it is - it is an affliction of constant proportions. I compare it to an obese person who cannot stop eating the Twinkies, the anorexic who always wants to lose that one or two extra pounds even though they are literally skin & bones, or perhaps the obsessive compulsive who can never get rid of all the germs...I always have great ideas/intentions, just never seem to find the time/inspiration to get it done. I have a mountain of paperwork to do for school, yet here I am blogging. What chromosome did my parents not give me? Really, it isn't my fault - there must be some organic enzyme that my brain doesn't produce at a strong enough measure to get my act in gear. I cannot wait for science to catch up with my 'syndrome'...I imagine some scientist has the cure, he is just too busy playing SIMS, solitaire, or Dungeons and Dragons and hasn't quite gotten around to publish their findings. As the bumper sticker says: Procrastinators unite...later!

Just a quick look at what is going on in my teaching world for those who are curious:

American History - 10th Graders: Studying the 1850's and will focus on the Dred Scott Decision, the South's Secession, and Election of Lincoln. Next week we will be starting on our Civil War iMovie Projects.

World History - 9th Graders: Finishing up our unit on the late-Middle Ages focusing on the development of England, France, the Magna Carta, Richard the Lionhearted, Saladin, the Crusades, William the Conqueror and more.

Enough for now...on to the mountain of grading/paperwork...maybe I should check in briefly with my Oregon Duck websites/blog sites to see the latest on my Duck hoop squad.

Until next time!